first edition Hardcover
1962 · New York
by Strong, George Templeton; edited by Allan Nevins
New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Good dj. 1962. 1st printing. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [moderate wear to book's extremities, light soiling and age-toning to edges of text block, previous owner's handwritten commentary on recto of rear endpaper; the jacket shows some general wear and tear, with chipping along the top edge, a few small nicks along the bottom edge, etc.]. (B&W photographic plates) An indispensible source for students of the Civil War. "Strong, traveling and working between New York and Washington, surveyed almost the whole national scene and wrote of it with unmatched vividness and spirit. Nothing else approaches it; no book of memoirs written after the event is so immediate, no history can be so infused with personal feeling." This was a stand-alone republication of what had originally appeared as Volume III of the Strong diaries, as published in four volumes in 1952. Historian Allan Nevins, co-editor of the 4-volume publication, for this edition "made further careful research of the manuscript diary for any materials of value overlooked in preparing the original publication [and] his findings have been included in an appendix with notes." ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this heavy volume; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** . (Inventory #: 28045)